Author Archives: Jason
Crater Lake and Yosemite
What a day! Sunday morning we got up just before 7:00am to drive to Crater Lake and still get back to the trailer before check-out so that we could make our way south. We have to start making some mileage! We quickly ate a few muffins and some fruit and started on our scenic drive. … Continue reading
Mt. Saint Helens by Helicopter
As many of our faithful readers already know, I was born around the same time that Mt. Saint Helens popped. I remember my Dad talking about driving to the hospital with Mom and the air was so thick with ash from the eruption that it seemed to be dark. So when Kara suggested we go … Continue reading
The Roaming Data Saga
WARNING, this post is very long and boring, only nerds and people with lots of time on their hands should read on. When planning for this 30 day trip to the western states, I planned to have either my Rogers iPhone 4 or Kara’s Telus iPhone 4 unlocked so that we could use an AT&T … Continue reading
And they’re off! (or are they? Yes – they are!)
I thought the truck headaches we all behind us. But as we set out on our 30 day trip to the western states it became pretty clear that the roar of the trucks new pipes would be hard to tolerate for as many hours of driving as we have planed. To recap for those of … Continue reading
Finally we get to Trappers Lake – what a headache!
This year we had a tough time getting to Trappers as early as we wanted to. But on the May long weekend we finally made it. The weather was the best we’ve ever had, calm and sunny with just enough breeze to keep the bugs down. The other people were great neighbors too, which makes … Continue reading